Butter-cutting machine.



PATENTED APR. 7, 1908.

F. J. ZIBGLER. BUTTER CUTTING MACHINE.

. APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 6, 1908.

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FERDINAND J. ZIEGLER, OF'B'ERRYTON, KANSAS.

BUTTER-CUTTING MACHINE.

Application filed January 6, 1908.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FERDINAND J. ZIEGLER,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Berryton, in the county ofShawnee and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Butter-Cutting Machines; and I do declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in butter cuttingmachines, and has for its rinci al object the production of a sim e andevice of this 'nd whereby butter may be cut into ound prints.

With t e foregoing and other objects in view, that will readily appearas the nature of the invention is better understood; the same resides inthe novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement ofparts, illustrated in the drawings and particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a central, vertical,longitudinal sectional view of a device constructed in accordance Withthe invention; and Fig. 2 a horizontal section taken on a planeindicated by the dotted lines 22, Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, which are for illustrative purposes only, andtherefore, are not drawn to scale, the numeral 1 indicates a suitablebase, and 2. an upright guide frame comprising upright side pieces 3 andtop cross piece 4.

The numeral 4 indicates-the butter-cutting member for cutting the massof butter into pound, or other size prints, said member comprising anannulus 5, between which is arranged cutting wires 6, one series of thelatter being arranged to cross the other series at right angles formingsquares for determin ing the size of the prints into which the butter isto be out. Keys or tension adjusting nuts 7, are arranged at the ends ofthe cutting wires whereby the latter may be stretched to the desiredtension.

, In carrying out the invention, a suitable carriage comprising sidemembers 8, and an upper cross piece, 9, is connected with the cuttingmember, suitable laterally extending guide loops being formed at thelower ends of the side members 8 to fit and slide on the upright members3 of the guide frame 2. A standard 10 formed with a plurality ofSpecification of Letters Patent.

efficiently operating Patented April '7', 1908.-

Serial No. 409,572.

longitudinally spaced notches 11 is mounted on the base in rear of thebutter-cutting member and carriage, the purpose of which will bedisclosed. An operating lever 12 is pivoted intermediately of its end tothe cross piece, 9, of the carriage and has pivoted to its extreme innerend a connecting link 13, designed to engage in either of the notches 11formed in the standard.

An upright guide stem 14 extends from the cross piece 9, of the carriageand is designed to work in an opening formed in the cross piece 4 of theupright guide frame 2, said stem being adapted to be engaged by asetscrew 15, screwing through the cross piece 4 of the guide frame 2,whereby the carriage and cutting member may be held in an elevated orinoperative position.

In practice, the butter-cutting member and carriage are held in anelevated or in'o erative position by the set-screw 15, whi e the mass ofbutter to be cut into prints is being placed under the cutting member,the links 13, being engaged in one of the notches 11 of the upright 10.The butter having been placed in position, the operator grasps the freeend of the upright lever 12 and pulls down on said end, to cause thedescension of the cutting member, by which operation, the mass of butteris cut into prints by the cutting wires of the cutting member.

From the foregoing description taken in connection With the drawings, itis thought that the construction and operation of the invention will beunderstood Without requiring a more extended explanation.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters- Patent is 1. A device of the character described embracing abase, an upright guide frame fixedly mounted thereon, a standard formedin its rear side edge with a series of vertically spaced upwardlyinclined notches fixedly mounted on the base in rear of the guide frame,a carriage mounted in the uide frame, a vertically adjustable operatingever ivoted to the carriage, the pivot end of the ever extending to apoint adjacent to the standard, a connecting link pivoted to the pivotend of the lever, said link being adapted to engage with either of thenotches of the standard when the pivot end of the lever is in ahorizontal or upwardly inclined position and adapted to be disengagedfrom the adjacent notch to permit readjustment of the lever and carriageby slightly raising the free or handle end of the former.

2. A device of the character specified, 'embracing a base, an uprightguide frame comprising an upper cross-piece, fixedly mounted thereon, acutting member, a carriage cpnnected with the cutting member, andcarrlage supporting means for supporting the carriage at any desiredajustment above the base, said means comprising an upright guide stemfixed to the carriage in position to pass through the upper cross-pieceof the guide frame, and a set screw screwing throu h said cross-piece inposition to engage t e stem, with operating means for the carriage. 3. Abutter cutting machine comprising a base, an upright guide frameconslstlng of side pieces connected by an upper crosspiece fixedlymounted thereon, a butter cut- FERDINAND J. ZIEGLER.

Witnesses:

C. W. HAVEKOTT, W, H. DEITS.

